The Impact of Developer Responsiveness on Perceptions of Usefulness and Ease of Use: An Extension of the Technoiogy Acceptance Model

Data Base for Advances in Information Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 35-49

  Gefen, David ^a   Keil, Mark ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IS use; perceived developer responsiveness; perceived ease of use; perceived usefulness; Social Exchange Theory; Technology Acceptance Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001774151     PISSN: 00950033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/298752.298757     Document Type: Article

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